Melaka

The final activity for Media Challenge 2.0 is a media visit to the Orchard Wellness & Health Resort Melaka. The existence of the resort was unknown to me until the trip. As our bus passed through the outskirt of Melaka and made its way to the Orchard Wellness & Health Resort, the village life of […]

Fresh from our night at the exclusive Treasures Hotel and Suites and a nyonya breakfast served, we made our way back to the Memorial Pengisytiharan Kemerdekaan for our visit to Muzium Istana Kesultanan Melaka. Melaka is one of the states in Malaysia that is without any royal house even though once upon a time, the […]

On Saturday morning, it takes awhile to wait for a table to be seated. It takes more time for order to be taken and to arrive. Despite all that, Roti Canai Kayu Arang keeps on swarming with crowd like a buzzing beehive. Famous for its local breakfast, you can order their house special ie. roti […]

Melaka has a laid back charm of an old town but for the hordes of tourists flocking the historical city of Melaka day in and day out. Only those with more than average patience could stand hours of traffic into the heart of Melaka over the weekend, especially with the road construction, as at April […]

Despite the abundance of settlement history in Melaka, one must not forget Melaka is also famous for its Malay architecture houses. There are 20 houses which have been identified as Melaka Heritage Houses. During KCC1M Melaka organized by Gayatravel and Tourism Melaka, I had the opportunity to explore one of the houses in Melaka which […]

Melaka River Cruise… The first thing that came to my mind was the chocolatey water and nothing interesting to be seen. I thought it was there for the tourists to kill time. I was proved wrong, Melaka River Cruise is really nice especially at night. I believe there are people who share my assumption on […]

As part of the promotion of Visit Malaysia Year 2013, I joined part of the entourage to explore Melaka on one fine Sunday. Thank you Gaya Travel for making this participation possible for me. It was very interesting as we were introduced to the Chittys – a small ethnic Indian community that exists in Melaka. […]

Dear Shoppers, I have a news to break. Something different, something interesting is coming to our backyard – our very own UNESCO Heritage Site of Melaka. It’s FREEPORT A’FAMOSA OUTLET VILLAGE. Its first phase will be opened in 2015. Freeport Outlet Limited, the 8th largest outlet operator in the world based in Central London, and […]

Apart from Georgetown, Melaka has been one of my favourite cities. Melaka has been inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site on 07 July 2008. It is where you can find a multi-cultural town that survived three successive European colonial powers for almost 500 years and the unique influence of colonial architecture. As you walk around […]

Not far from Malacca Museum Complex which comprises of A Famosa ruins, the Stadhuys and other historical buildings, there stood a historic church building in Melaka by the name of St. Paul’s Church. We walked from the Stadhuys to St. Paul Hill along the walkways from which one could enjoy aerial view of Melaka historic […]

Philea Resort and Spa is a five-star award-winning resort with eco-tourism touch. Where else can you find a resort utilizing 8,000 pieces of disused railway sleepers for fencing and staircase, 6,000 tons of marble as block fencing and planted 3,000 trees within the conserve to offer the tranquil atmosphere of a village. It is all […]

Do you know Melaka opened its aviary bird park in March 2013? Melaka Bird Park is the only bird park in the world to have the largest collection of Malaysian bird species. Its mission is to be the country’s number 1 bird park simultaneously help to conserve local bird species and their habitats in Malaysia. […]

The Straits Chinese Jewellery used to be the former home of a prominent Peranakan Chinese. Recently, it has been transformed into a museum that carries on the legacy of the unique and rich Peranakan culture. A visit to the Straits Chinese Jewellery Museum provides better understanding to the culture of Peranakan Chinese or better known […]

Mini Malaysia & ASEAN Culture Park is located a few kilometres outside of Melaka, near the town of Ayer Keroh. This is where you could find the traditional culture of and architectures in Malaysia. Dances Once we arrived, we were brought to the theatre hall to see the different dances of Malaysia. The dance started […]

An hour journey from Kuala Lumpur, Melaka is a recommended day trip destination for those who do not have aplenty time to spend in Malaysia. Apart from doing the standard Melaka Heritage Walk, you may want to experience Melaka from a different view by taking a trishaw ride around Melaka. The trishaw will bring you […]

Melaka is famous for its traditional mosques including Masjid Tengkera, Masjid Kampung Kling, Masjid Kampung Hulu, Masjid Peringgit and many others. Another addition is Masjid Selat. Masjid Selat or Malacca Straits Mosque is a modern mosque located on the man-made Malacca Island. The opening ceremony was done on the 24th November 2006 by Yang di-Pertuan […]

The Butterfly & Reptile Sanctuary or Taman Rama-rama & Reptilia Melaka is only a walking distance from Philea Resort & Spa. The sanctuary houses collection of common and exotic birds, crocodiles, alligators, tortoises, lizards, iguana and many more. We were welcomed by happy chirping lovebirds of many colours. We were then introduced to bearded dragon […]